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Marvel is getting all the attention right now, so it’s easy to forget that DC fans have a lot to look forward to as well. By now, we’ve gotten over the disappointment of Justice League, and are looking to the future. And honestly, there are some really exciting developments happening as Warner Bros. figures out how to move forward. The first step appears to be hiring some serious talent to direct these movies. Today, we saw two directors join the DCEU, and both are cause for celebration. The first: Steven Spielberg is making a DC comics movie.

Yes, that Steven Spielberg. Fresh off of Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Ready Player One, they’re bringing his production company, Amblin Entertainment, back to tackle Blackhawk, Variety reports. If you’re unfamiliar with the comics character, he’s the leader of an elite group of World War II pilots. If Spielberg was ever going to direct a superhero movie, this one sounds tailor-made for him. We already know he can make immersive, harrowing war dramas. It’ll be exciting to see how he’ll add a comic book hero into the mix. The script will be written by David Koepp, who worked with Spielberg on both Jurassic Park movies, The War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (hey, it wasn’t all bad).

Unfortunately, we have a while to wait for Spielberg’s take on the superhero genre. He’s currently in production on a fight Indiana Jones movie, and he’s set to remake West Side Story after that. Blackhawk probably won’t begin filming until after the director’s done with West Side Story. A Spielberg comic book movie sounds worth the wait, though.

Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (Photo via Warner Bros.)

That’s not the only exciting director news to come out of DC Entertainment today, either. Buzzfeedreports that Warner Bros. hired Cathy Yan to direct the upcoming Birds of Prey movie starring Margot Robbie. Yan will be the first Asian woman to direct a DC superhero movie, and the second Asian American director following Aquaman’s James Wan. That’s a big deal. The superhero movie world is slowly becoming less… white dude-y. That’s good for everyone who wants to see a diverse range of stories and perspectives represented in comic book movies. And that really should be all comics fans. These stories would get awful boring without it.

DC’s Birds of Prey comic centers on a gang of female superheroes/antiheroes, including Quinn, Batgirl, and Black Canary. It’s awesome too. Seriously, if you checked out during DC’s New 52 era, this one’s definitely worth going back and reading. The movie will feature Harley Quinn in the lead role, and is being produced by Robbie, who insisted on having a female director. Yan used to work at The Wall Street Journal before quitting to go to film school. Her movie Dead Pigs premiered at Sundance Film Festival this year. The general public hasn’t gotten to see it yet, but by all accounts, the movie was comedic, crazy and could get very dark. Sounds like the perfect tone for a movie starring Harley Quinn.

No word on when Birds of Prey will come out, but we’ll definitely be following this movie very closely.

Speaking of Birds of Prey, a rumor is going around that Warner Bros. plans to use that movie to introduce Batgirl to the DCEU. Batgirl’s solo movie hit a bit of a setback when Joss Whedon dropped out of the project because he couldn’t think of a good Batgirl story. (Which… seriously?) The movie is back on though, and Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson is writing this one too. With that in mind, it makes a ton of sense for Birds of Prey to be the movie that introduces Batgirl. The rumor comes from Variety writer Justin Kroll.

As for SUICIDE SQUAD 2, clearly moving out of 2018 shoot. The move to go with BOP not only had a lot to do with Hodson's script but also the idea of doing with BATGIRL what Marvel did with Black Panther in CIVIL WAR by introducing them into universe before giving them own film

There are certainly worse Marvel movies DC could take a page from. And if Hodson’s Birds of Prey script is that exciting, you can’t blame Warner Bros. for wanting to push back Suicide Squad 2 to bring it forward. At this point, I’m much more interested in a Birds of Prey movie than a sequel to Suicide Squad. If this is the shape the next phase of the DCEU takes, Warner Bros. might finally nail this whole cinematic universe thing.

Long before any of those movies come out though, one highly anticipated DC movie is set to release this year. James Wan’s Aquaman comes out this December, and it’s currently undergoing a few reshoots. There was some speculation that these reshoots were meant to add Dr. Shin into the story. In the comics Shin helps Aquaman develop his powers, but later turns on him. We don’t yet know what role he’ll play in the movie. And he will be in the movie, played by Randall Park. Wan took to Twitter to set the record straight. While this is the first time he’s shooting Park’s scenes, these reshoots aren’t adding Dr. Shin into the movie. He was always part of the script.

Hiya Grace! Love your stuff, so I’ll speak up. I didn’t add a new character now, Dr Shin was in the script since day one. I had cast Randall a year ago in Aust (I’m a big fan of his/love FOTB), but I didn’t shoot his stuff till now. Hence, it’s literally “pickups” w him. Cheers. https://t.co/VOnXKW0zJV

Wan doesn’t say why he wasn’t able to shoot Shin’s scenes with the rest of the film. If I had to guess, and this is a complete guess, I’d say it was a scheduling conflict. Shooting a sitcom like Fresh Off the Boat tends to take up a lot of time. Whatever the reason, Park is on set now, and James Wan couldn’t look more excited.

We still have no clue what role this Dr. Shin will play in Aquaman’s story. We don’t know much at all about the story of this movie. DC has kept us all in the dark. Maybe we can hope for a trailer around Comic Con this summer. Until then, the only thing we know for sure is the movie’s release date. Aquaman hits theaters December 21, 2018.